مسلم
Arabic
Etymology 1
Derived from the active participle of أَسْلَمَ (ʾaslama, “to surrender, to become a Muslim”), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mus.lim/
Noun
مُسْلِم • (muslim) m (plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn), feminine مُسْلِمَة (muslima))
- (Islam) Muslim
- Hyponyms: شِيعِيّ (šīʿiyy), سُنِّيّ (sunniyy)
Declension
Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُسْلِم muslim | الْمُسْلِم al-muslim | مُسْلِم muslim | مُسْلِمَة muslima | الْمُسْلِمَة al-muslima | مُسْلِمَة muslimat |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمٌ muslimun | الْمُسْلِمُ al-muslimu | مُسْلِمُ muslimu | مُسْلِمَةٌ muslimatun | الْمُسْلِمَةُ al-muslimatu | مُسْلِمَةُ muslimatu |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمًا musliman | الْمُسْلِمَ al-muslima | مُسْلِمَ muslima | مُسْلِمَةً muslimatan | الْمُسْلِمَةَ al-muslimata | مُسْلِمَةَ muslimata |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمٍ muslimin | الْمُسْلِمِ al-muslimi | مُسْلِمِ muslimi | مُسْلِمَةٍ muslimatin | الْمُسْلِمَةِ al-muslimati | مُسْلِمَةِ muslimati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُسْلِمَيْن muslimayn | الْمُسْلِمَيْن al-muslimayn | مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay | مُسْلِمَتَيْن muslimatayn | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْن al-muslimatayn | مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمَانِ muslimāni | الْمُسْلِمَانِ al-muslimāni | مُسْلِمَا muslimā | مُسْلِمَتَانِ muslimatāni | الْمُسْلِمَتَانِ al-muslimatāni | مُسْلِمَتَا muslimatā |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni | الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni | مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay | مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni | مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni | الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni | مُسْلِمَيْ muslimay | مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni | مُسْلِمَتَيْ muslimatay |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||||
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | مُسْلِمِين muslimīn | الْمُسْلِمِين al-muslimīn | مُسْلِمِي muslimī | مُسْلِمَات muslimāt | الْمُسْلِمَات al-muslimāt | مُسْلِمَات muslimāt |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمُونَ muslimūna | الْمُسْلِمُونَ al-muslimūna | مُسْلِمُو muslimū | مُسْلِمَاتٌ muslimātun | الْمُسْلِمَاتُ al-muslimātu | مُسْلِمَاتُ muslimātu |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna | الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna | مُسْلِمِي muslimī | مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin | الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti | مُسْلِمَاتِ muslimāti |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna | الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna | مُسْلِمِي muslimī | مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin | الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti | مُسْلِمَاتِ muslimāti |
Hyponyms
- مُجْتَهِد (mujtahid)
Adjective
مُسْلِم • (muslim) (feminine مُسْلِمَة (muslima), masculine plural مُسْلِمُون (muslimūn), feminine plural مُسْلِمَات (muslimāt))
- Muslim
- submitting, accepting, believing.
- 609–632 CE, Qur'an, 29:46:
- وَلَا تُجَادِلُوا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ إِلَّا بِٱلَّتِي هِيَ أَحْسَنُ إِلَّا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا مِنْهُمْ وَقُولُوا آمَنَّا بِالَّذِي أُنْزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَأُنْزِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ وَإِلَهُنَا وَإِلَهُكُمْ وَاحِدٌ وَنَحْنُ لَهُ مُسْلِمُونَ
- wa-lā tujādilū ʾahla l-kitābi ʾillā bi-llatī hiya ʾaḥsanu ʾillā allaḏīna ẓalamū minhum wa-qūlū ʾāmannā bi-llaḏī ʾunzila ʾilaynā wa-ʾunzila ʾilaykum wa-ʾilahunā wa-ʾilahukum wāḥidun wa-naḥnu lahu muslimūna
- Mufti Taqi: Do not debate with the people of the Book unless it is in the best manner, except with those of them who commit injustice. And say, “We believe in what is sent down to us and sent down to you, and our God and your God is One, and to Him we submit (ourselves).”
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Declension
Declension of adjective مُسْلِم (muslim)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسْلِم muslim | الْمُسْلِم al-muslim | مُسْلِمَة muslima | الْمُسْلِمَة al-muslima |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمٌ muslimun | الْمُسْلِمُ al-muslimu | مُسْلِمَةٌ muslimatun | الْمُسْلِمَةُ al-muslimatu |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمًا musliman | الْمُسْلِمَ al-muslima | مُسْلِمَةً muslimatan | الْمُسْلِمَةَ al-muslimata |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمٍ muslimin | الْمُسْلِمِ al-muslimi | مُسْلِمَةٍ muslimatin | الْمُسْلِمَةِ al-muslimati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسْلِمَيْن muslimayn | الْمُسْلِمَيْن al-muslimayn | مُسْلِمَتَيْن muslimatayn | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْن al-muslimatayn |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمَانِ muslimāni | الْمُسْلِمَانِ al-muslimāni | مُسْلِمَتَانِ muslimatāni | الْمُسْلِمَتَانِ al-muslimatāni |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni | الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni | مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمَيْنِ muslimayni | الْمُسْلِمَيْنِ al-muslimayni | مُسْلِمَتَيْنِ muslimatayni | الْمُسْلِمَتَيْنِ al-muslimatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسْلِمِين muslimīn | الْمُسْلِمِين al-muslimīn | مُسْلِمَات muslimāt | الْمُسْلِمَات al-muslimāt |
| Nominative | مُسْلِمُونَ muslimūna | الْمُسْلِمُونَ al-muslimūna | مُسْلِمَاتٌ muslimātun | الْمُسْلِمَاتُ al-muslimātu |
| Accusative | مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna | الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna | مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin | الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti |
| Genitive | مُسْلِمِينَ muslimīna | الْمُسْلِمِينَ al-muslimīna | مُسْلِمَاتٍ muslimātin | الْمُسْلِمَاتِ al-muslimāti |
Descendants
- → Afrikaans: moslem
- → Dutch: moslim
- → English: Muslim
- → German: Muslim
Proper noun
مُسْلِم • (muslim) m
- a male given name
Declension
Declension of noun مُسْلِم (muslim)
| Singular | basic singular triptote | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | مُسْلِم muslim | — |
| Nominative | — | مُسْلِمٌ muslimun | — |
| Accusative | — | مُسْلِمًا musliman | — |
| Genitive | — | مُسْلِمٍ muslimin | — |
Etymology 2
Derived from the passive participle of سَلَّمَ (sallama, “to preserve, to hand over intact, to accept”), from the root س ل م (s-l-m).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu.sal.lam/
Adjective
مُسَلَّم • (musallam)
- unimpaired, intact, unblemished, flawless
- accepted, uncontested, incontestable, indisputable, incontrovertible
Declension
Declension of adjective مُسَلَّم (musallam)
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| basic singular triptote | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسَلَّم musallam | الْمُسَلَّم al-musallam | مُسَلَّمَة musallama | الْمُسَلَّمَة al-musallama |
| Nominative | مُسَلَّمٌ musallamun | الْمُسَلَّمُ al-musallamu | مُسَلَّمَةٌ musallamatun | الْمُسَلَّمَةُ al-musallamatu |
| Accusative | مُسَلَّمًا musallaman | الْمُسَلَّمَ al-musallama | مُسَلَّمَةً musallamatan | الْمُسَلَّمَةَ al-musallamata |
| Genitive | مُسَلَّمٍ musallamin | الْمُسَلَّمِ al-musallami | مُسَلَّمَةٍ musallamatin | الْمُسَلَّمَةِ al-musallamati |
| Dual | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسَلَّمَيْن musallamayn | الْمُسَلَّمَيْن al-musallamayn | مُسَلَّمَتَيْن musallamatayn | الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْن al-musallamatayn |
| Nominative | مُسَلَّمَانِ musallamāni | الْمُسَلَّمَانِ al-musallamāni | مُسَلَّمَتَانِ musallamatāni | الْمُسَلَّمَتَانِ al-musallamatāni |
| Accusative | مُسَلَّمَيْنِ musallamayni | الْمُسَلَّمَيْنِ al-musallamayni | مُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ musallamatayni | الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-musallamatayni |
| Genitive | مُسَلَّمَيْنِ musallamayni | الْمُسَلَّمَيْنِ al-musallamayni | مُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ musallamatayni | الْمُسَلَّمَتَيْنِ al-musallamatayni |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| sound masculine plural | sound feminine plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Informal | مُسَلَّمِين musallamīn | الْمُسَلَّمِين al-musallamīn | مُسَلَّمَات musallamāt | الْمُسَلَّمَات al-musallamāt |
| Nominative | مُسَلَّمُونَ musallamūna | الْمُسَلَّمُونَ al-musallamūna | مُسَلَّمَاتٌ musallamātun | الْمُسَلَّمَاتُ al-musallamātu |
| Accusative | مُسَلَّمِينَ musallamīna | الْمُسَلَّمِينَ al-musallamīna | مُسَلَّمَاتٍ musallamātin | الْمُسَلَّمَاتِ al-musallamāti |
| Genitive | مُسَلَّمِينَ musallamīna | الْمُسَلَّمِينَ al-musallamīna | مُسَلَّمَاتٍ musallamātin | الْمُسَلَّمَاتِ al-musallamāti |
References
- Wehr, Hans (1979), “سلم”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN
South Levantine Arabic
| Root |
|---|
| س ل م |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mus.lim/, [ˈmus.lɪm]
Audio (al-Lidd) (file)
Adjective
مسلم • (muslim) (feminine مسلمة (muslime), common plural مسلمين (muslimīn))
- Muslim
Noun
مسلم • (muslim) m (plural مسلمين (muslimīn), feminine مسلمة (muslime))
- Muslim